MONITORING BIOFILM FORMATION AND ACTIVITY IN DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS UNDER OLIGOTROPHIC CONDITIONS

ARVIN E. / BOE-HANSEN R. / MARTINY A. C. / et al. - ARTICLE DE PERIODIQUE - 2002

Constuction of a model distribution system suitable for studies of attached and suspended microbial activity in drinking water. The model system consisted of two loops connection in series with a total of 140 biofilm sampling points. The biofilm from the system was studied using 11 different microbial methods. The system allowed biofilm to be grown under controlled consitions comparable to those prevalent in the drinking water distribution network.